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Delta Virtual Airlines CHALLENGING RUNWAYS
Some approaches and landings are more challenging than others. Whether it's the geography, typical weather or just the nature of the airspace, touching down safely and precisely can be a real test of a Pilot's abilities. Over 20 years, here are the most consistently challenging runways at Delta Virtual Airlines with a minimum of 10 - for Pilots, are they places to avoid - or perhaps to seek out?
# AIRPORT RUNWAY SCORE DISTANCE VERT. SPEED LANDINGS
2,041 Brandon MB - YBR 08 - 6,494 feet, 90 degrees 78.04 +/- 16.8 1,470 +/- 947 ft -277 +/- 182 ft/min 79
2,042 Heraklion Crete Greece - HER 27 - 8,917 feet, 275 degrees 78.04 +/- 16.4 1,792 +/- 916 ft -269 +/- 198 ft/min 186
2,043 Escanaba MI - ESC 27 - 6,496 feet, 271 degrees 78.05 +/- 17.2 1,701 +/- 808 ft -214 +/- 166 ft/min 67
2,044 Knoxville TN - TYS 23R - 6,010 feet, 225 degrees 78.05 +/- 15.4 1,558 +/- 1,027 ft -231 +/- 155 ft/min 744
2,045 Geneva Switzerland - GVA 04 - 12,801 feet, 45 degrees 78.05 +/- 14.4 1,702 +/- 943 ft -293 +/- 150 ft/min 96
2,046 Kona HI - KOA 17 - 10,998 feet, 185 degrees 78.05 +/- 15.1 1,811 +/- 1,142 ft -230 +/- 154 ft/min 1,279
2,047 Beaumont TX - BPT 34 - 5,069 feet, 346 degrees 78.06 +/- 15.3 1,845 +/- 726 ft -183 +/- 130 ft/min 10
2,048 Calcutta India - CCU 19R - 10,721 feet, 186 degrees 78.06 +/- 13.6 1,754 +/- 1,712 ft -286 +/- 129 ft/min 19
2,049 Flint MI - FNT 18 - 7,849 feet, 179 degrees 78.07 +/- 13.2 1,816 +/- 1,465 ft -238 +/- 141 ft/min 29
2,050 Madison WI - MSN 18 - 8,982 feet, 182 degrees 78.07 +/- 15.4 1,473 +/- 986 ft -233 +/- 159 ft/min 476
2,051 Peoria IL - PIA 04 - 7,962 feet, 39 degrees 78.07 +/- 14.8 1,690 +/- 971 ft -265 +/- 154 ft/min 53
2,052 Belgrade Serbia - BEG 30 - 11,133 feet, 302 degrees 78.07 +/- 16.3 1,182 +/- 943 ft -264 +/- 222 ft/min 129
2,053 Nizhnevartovsk Russia - NJC 03 - 10,448 feet, 42 degrees 78.07 +/- 14.8 1,966 +/- 1,145 ft -260 +/- 102 ft/min 36
2,054 Buffalo NY - BUF 23 - 8,835 feet, 224 degrees 78.08 +/- 15.4 1,143 +/- 880 ft -252 +/- 173 ft/min 1,063
2,055 New York-La Guardia NY - LGA 04 - 7,001 feet, 32 degrees 78.08 +/- 17.0 1,501 +/- 784 ft -302 +/- 223 ft/min 5,439
2,056 Moscow-Vnukovo Russia - VKO 24 - 11,504 feet, 248 degrees 78.08 +/- 14.8 1,981 +/- 850 ft -289 +/- 121 ft/min 27
2,057 Sault Ste. Marie ON Canada - YAM 12 - 6,011 feet, 108 degrees 78.09 +/- 21.6 1,659 +/- 713 ft -285 +/- 180 ft/min 10
2,058 Dayton OH - DAY 24R - 10,891 feet, 235 degrees 78.09 +/- 15.6 1,785 +/- 961 ft -234 +/- 207 ft/min 414
2,059 Phoenix AZ - PHX 25L - 7,788 feet, 270 degrees 78.09 +/- 15.7 1,762 +/- 955 ft -257 +/- 168 ft/min 1,215
2,060 Shanghai-Hongqiao China - SHA 18 - 11,178 feet, 176 degrees 78.09 +/- 16.9 1,942 +/- 988 ft -245 +/- 149 ft/min 57
2,061 Guiyang China - KWE 19 - 10,483 feet, 190 degrees 78.09 +/- 17.0 1,720 +/- 690 ft -294 +/- 227 ft/min 26
2,062 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 10 - 7,983 feet, 120 degrees 78.10 +/- 12.8 1,824 +/- 712 ft -218 +/- 126 ft/min 35
2,063 Helsinki Finland - HEL 22L - 11,676 feet, 227 degrees 78.10 +/- 14.7 1,996 +/- 1,100 ft -211 +/- 121 ft/min 238
2,064 Dublin Ireland - DUB 16 - 6,760 feet, 157 degrees 78.10 +/- 15.6 1,800 +/- 949 ft -255 +/- 155 ft/min 191
2,065 Allentown PA - ABE 24 - 7,600 feet, 231 degrees 78.10 +/- 14.8 1,337 +/- 873 ft -238 +/- 178 ft/min 161
2,066 Duluth MN - DLH 03 - 5,711 feet, 31 degrees 78.10 +/- 17.2 1,422 +/- 688 ft -328 +/- 452 ft/min 17
2,067 Hibbing MN - HIB 31 - 6,748 feet, 312 degrees 78.10 +/- 15.2 1,580 +/- 985 ft -236 +/- 190 ft/min 160
2,068 Dakar-Blaise Diagne Senegal - DSS 01 - 11,508 feet, 359 degrees 78.11 +/- 12.2 2,233 +/- 1,498 ft -239 +/- 89 ft/min 52
2,069 Columbus OH - CMH 10L - 7,990 feet, 94 degrees 78.11 +/- 17.2 1,607 +/- 898 ft -270 +/- 200 ft/min 403
2,070 Santa Fe NM - SAF 02 - 8,362 feet, 35 degrees 78.11 +/- 15.3 1,599 +/- 859 ft -259 +/- 187 ft/min 269
2,071 Toledo OH - TOL 34 - 5,597 feet, 337 degrees 78.11 +/- 15.6 1,590 +/- 1,005 ft -256 +/- 183 ft/min 16
2,072 Berlin-Tegel Germany - TXL 26R - 9,912 feet, 261 degrees 78.12 +/- 15.5 1,775 +/- 974 ft -230 +/- 152 ft/min 211
2,073 Billings MT - BIL 10L - 10,504 feet, 112 degrees 78.12 +/- 16.1 1,795 +/- 1,058 ft -253 +/- 160 ft/min 442
2,074 Cozumel Mexico - CZM 29 - 8,847 feet, 296 degrees 78.12 +/- 16.8 1,886 +/- 895 ft -264 +/- 147 ft/min 40
2,075 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 34R - 13,119 feet, 340 degrees 78.12 +/- 13.7 1,948 +/- 843 ft -278 +/- 130 ft/min 285
2,076 Panama City FL (Discontinued) - PFN 32 - 6,316 feet, 322 degrees 78.13 +/- 14.8 1,455 +/- 720 ft -304 +/- 175 ft/min 33
2,077 Rochester MN - RST 31 - 9,038 feet, 312 degrees 78.13 +/- 14.9 1,724 +/- 1,239 ft -231 +/- 157 ft/min 188
2,078 Spartanburg SC - SPA 23 - 5,193 feet, 221 degrees 78.13 +/- 16.0 948 +/- 633 ft -288 +/- 187 ft/min 17
2,079 Manaus Brazil - MAO 29 - 8,817 feet, 270 degrees [was 28] 78.13 +/- 15.1 1,665 +/- 1,241 ft -202 +/- 103 ft/min 35
2,080 Beijing-Capital China - PEK 19 - 12,455 feet, 173 degrees 78.13 +/- 14.2 2,043 +/- 1,528 ft -253 +/- 135 ft/min 90
2,081 Glasgow MT - GGW 12 - 5,190 feet, 134 degrees 78.14 +/- 12.7 815 +/- 752 ft -265 +/- 127 ft/min 11
2,082 New York-La Guardia NY - LGA 22 - 7,001 feet, 212 degrees 78.14 +/- 16.4 1,665 +/- 915 ft -283 +/- 208 ft/min 5,095
2,083 Vladivostok Russia - VVO 25R - 11,479 feet, 241 degrees 78.14 +/- 16.7 2,278 +/- 1,420 ft -238 +/- 92 ft/min 29
2,084 Dublin Ireland - DUB 28L - 8,612 feet, 275 degrees [was 28] 78.15 +/- 16.1 1,594 +/- 949 ft -257 +/- 208 ft/min 762
2,085 Hattiesburg MS - PIB 36 - 6,505 feet, 0 degrees 78.15 +/- 16.4 1,776 +/- 595 ft -183 +/- 141 ft/min 12
2,086 Bratislava Slovakia - BTS 31 - 10,474 feet, 314 degrees 78.15 +/- 13.9 1,393 +/- 1,603 ft -218 +/- 136 ft/min 128
2,087 Brasilia Brazil - BSB 29 - 10,494 feet, 266 degrees 78.15 +/- 15.1 1,790 +/- 1,080 ft -230 +/- 120 ft/min 58
2,088 Beijing-Capital China - PEK 36L - 10,491 feet, 353 degrees 78.15 +/- 15.7 1,892 +/- 1,610 ft -230 +/- 152 ft/min 249
2,089 Green Bay WI - GRB 06 - 7,695 feet, 60 degrees 78.16 +/- 16.2 1,656 +/- 994 ft -268 +/- 179 ft/min 215
2,090 Provo Muni UT - PVU 13 - 8,598 feet, 146 degrees 78.16 +/- 15.8 1,898 +/- 1,061 ft -267 +/- 149 ft/min 55
2,091 Basel Switzerland - BSL 16 - 12,746 feet, 155 degrees 78.16 +/- 15.7 1,871 +/- 1,069 ft -203 +/- 120 ft/min 26
2,092 Adelaide Australia - ADL 05 - 10,172 feet, 50 degrees 78.16 +/- 15.2 1,824 +/- 1,148 ft -228 +/- 125 ft/min 123
2,093 Algiers Algeria - ALG 09 - 11,484 feet, 92 degrees 78.17 +/- 16.3 1,801 +/- 1,145 ft -275 +/- 170 ft/min 111
2,094 Dar es Salaam Tanzania - DAR 05 - 10,343 feet, 45 degrees 78.17 +/- 14.3 1,702 +/- 973 ft -246 +/- 157 ft/min 196
2,095 Columbus GA - CSG 24 - 6,990 feet, 234 degrees 78.17 +/- 14.9 1,701 +/- 942 ft -243 +/- 157 ft/min 287
2,096 Orlando FL - MCO 17L - 9,001 feet, 179 degrees 78.17 +/- 16.0 1,818 +/- 994 ft -242 +/- 160 ft/min 1,669
2,097 Harrisburg PA - MDT 31 - 9,981 feet, 297 degrees 78.17 +/- 16.6 1,344 +/- 841 ft -273 +/- 182 ft/min 344
2,098 Luqa Malta - MLA 13 - 11,604 feet, 135 degrees 78.17 +/- 14.3 2,084 +/- 1,083 ft -242 +/- 116 ft/min 100
2,099 Keflavik Iceland - KEF 10 - 10,041 feet, 90 degrees 78.18 +/- 15.3 1,988 +/- 737 ft -206 +/- 119 ft/min 83
2,100 Syracuse NY - SYR 28 - 9,005 feet, 267 degrees 78.18 +/- 15.7 1,745 +/- 938 ft -251 +/- 162 ft/min 418
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